[Winner of hibakidz Creative Competition] My Closet of Books

Today I opened my closet,

Which was filled with books.

The books had stories

And pretty pictures to look.

I gazed at them,

Remembering the time,

When I used to think they are a waste of my time.

I wouldn’t read a book

With more than 200 pages.

But look at me now –

I read a book

With more than 1000 pages!

As I gazed at that forgotten book closet

I truly saw

The change they had brought

Within me.

And now I see

The meaning of the phrase:

“A book is your friend

In your lifetime chase.”

And now I know

The importance of book

That it brings a better out of you

When you take a look

INSIDE THE BOOK.

Sarah Waseem

11 years

Nakhlah